Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| to the gym / go / ? / every day / Do / you |
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| often / late / is / John |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| usually / once a year / I / to the dentist / go |
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| often / feel tired? / you / Do |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| go / to the hairdresser's / I / once a month / usually |
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| I / go / three times a week / to the gym |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / in the mornings. / am / usually |
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| need / usually / They / some help with the homework |
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| asking me questions / always / is / She |
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| dress / in green? / always / Can / I |
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| I / day in, day out / have to go / shopping |
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| I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. / some petrol |
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| very often / dresses / in blue / She |
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| They / never / can / listen |
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| come / to help me / very often / My parents |
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| I / eat / hardly ever / oranges |
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| usually / Do / have lunch / at home? / you |
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| what to say / I / never / know |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| she / me / phoned / twice / Yesterday, |
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| five times / it / saw / I |
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| for dinner / pizza / often / Mike / eats |
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| every other day / have / soup / We |
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| Kevin / ? / Does / win / always |
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| How / often / go / do / you / to the disco? |
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| will / if you need it / help you / Tom / rarely |
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| I / at 8 a.m. / get up / always |
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| can / You / never / your car keys / find |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / rarely / listens / She |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
